Though Hip Hop has breached many barriers, there are still some challenges with accepting queer and gay people due to the homophobia that has seeped into the culture. Though the gay party scene is huge in Montreal, there’s not too many spaces for the LGBT community to jam out to their favourite rap, r&b, dancehall […]

Back in 2009, when Stephen Harper was justifying his government’s $45 million in cuts to arts funding, he claimed that “ordinary people” don’t care about the arts. These comments sparked a massive backlash: the Canadian arts community has long been defined by its perceived lack of identity, especially in relation to the United States. Further, […]